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A Hill and Adamson calotype, from the middle of the 19th Century, feels more romantic.
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The John Knox House is another rather over-restored medieval building.
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The double-decker curve of Victoria Street, leading down to The Grassmarket was particularly satisfying.
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These steps took us up from The Grassmarket to the famous Herriot's School and on to Greyfriars' Church Yard.
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Greyfriars' Kirk is significant in that The National Covenant was signed there in 1638. It later became a Convenanter's prison.
My mother came from Sanquhar in Dumfriesshire and southwest Scotland was an important area for The Covenanters. Their views were noble but they were crushed by the Stuarts who believed in the Divine Right of the Monarch.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covenanter
There is a monument in Sanquhar to commemorate two important Covenanter declarations that were made there.
Greyfriars' church yard has changed little since the days of Hill and Adamson.
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We later walked along Edinbugh's rather small river, The Water of Leith, to visit the most modern areas of the New Town.
Dene Village was quiet and impressive
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Stockbridge, in contrast was lively and more down to earth with the occasional austere terrace.
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These charming maisonettes are known as The Collonies and are to be found in several areas of Edinburgh. Access to the ground floor is on one side and access to the first and second floors is via steps on the other.
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The Botanic Gardens has a fine Victorian glasshouse.
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